Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years for stealing from clients and his law firm

Alex Murdaugh cries as he speaks to the court during his sentencing ((Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier/AP)

For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a court on Monday in the US and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.

Murdaugh, 55, was punished, this time in federal court in South Carolina, for stealing from clients and his law firm.